Q3 2025 Earnings Forecast for Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Issued By Zacks Research (NYSE:KNX)

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNX) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Knight-Swift Transportation in a report issued on Tuesday, September 3rd. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings of $0.59 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.91. The consensus estimate for Knight-Swift Transportation’s current full-year earnings is $1.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Knight-Swift Transportation’s FY2025 earnings at $2.28 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.01 EPS.

Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The transportation company reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.83 billion. Knight-Swift Transportation had a net margin of 0.88% and a return on equity of 1.98%. The business’s revenue was up 18.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.49 earnings per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group cut their target price on Knight-Swift Transportation from $59.00 to $58.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 9th. Wolfe Research lowered shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 11th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation from $57.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Evercore ISI cut their price target on Knight-Swift Transportation from $55.00 to $53.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 25th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Knight-Swift Transportation to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, July 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $57.14.

Knight-Swift Transportation Trading Down 1.4 %

NYSE:KNX opened at $50.11 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 74.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.93. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $51.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $51.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.88. Knight-Swift Transportation has a 12-month low of $45.55 and a 12-month high of $60.99.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in Knight-Swift Transportation by 15.7% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 15,715,804 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $906,016,000 after purchasing an additional 2,137,296 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,021,291 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $865,977,000 after buying an additional 57,000 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 10.9% in the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,594,817 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $379,133,000 after buying an additional 744,412 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 27.6% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,431,299 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $271,121,000 after buying an additional 1,176,069 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in Knight-Swift Transportation by 7.0% during the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,607,802 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $180,101,000 after buying an additional 235,858 shares during the period. 88.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Knight-Swift Transportation

In related news, Chairman Kevin P. Knight sold 45,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.53, for a total transaction of $2,318,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now directly owns 1,422,360 shares in the company, valued at $73,294,210.80. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In other Knight-Swift Transportation news, Chairman Kevin P. Knight sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.33, for a total transaction of $1,509,900.00. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 1,467,360 shares in the company, valued at approximately $73,852,228.80. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Chairman Kevin P. Knight sold 45,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.53, for a total transaction of $2,318,850.00. Following the sale, the chairman now directly owns 1,422,360 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $73,294,210.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 85,196 shares of company stock valued at $4,367,869 in the last quarter. Insiders own 3.00% of the company’s stock.

Knight-Swift Transportation Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 6th will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 6th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.28%. Knight-Swift Transportation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 95.52%.

About Knight-Swift Transportation

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides freight transportation services in the United States and Mexico. The company operates through four segments: Truckload, Less-than-truckload (LTL), Logistics, and Intermodal. The Truckload segment provides transportation services, which include irregular route and dedicated, refrigerated, expedited, flatbed, and cross-border operations.